Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-26

looking over my old memoranda find
the following concerning this colt writ
ten in an old book: Bought of Mrs
Wilson one stud colt for $3.50: said colt
she says. is out of fine Canadian mare
and sired by Old Bull, an imported Can
adam horse. The mare has fine speed
the horse also. And she also states that
She has perfect right to sell said colt.
Mr.. Kelley says he knows the statement
in regard to the dam and sire of the colt to
be true and has no doubt about her right
to sell him." Mr.. johnson also states
that the negroes who had charge of the
colt called him John, so he and Mr..
Campbell called him John Bull.
Corresponding with Mr.John 5. Kelley,
attorney, of Bardstown, Ky. we were re-
ferred to Mr.. c. W. Thomas of Lebanon
Junction, Ky. who was superintendent
at Mrs. Wilson's farm at the time Mr..
Johnson bought the colt. In answer to
our inquiries Mr.. Thomas SAYS: ''Bv
the aid of my wife, who is daughter of
Mrs. Wilson, hunted up my old diary
and find that the colt sold to Rev. :. +.
johnson was foaled sunday morning.
April -, 1876. | also find on record thar
on Saturday. Sept. y, 1850. colt show
was held at the livery stable of Mr. Dan
Kelley, in Bardstown: Mr.. Kelley offer
ing a silver cup to the finest Ole Bull colt
ana that took the colt and dam. which
cOnclu-ively proves that Ole Bull was
the sire of the colt. or thi. you can rest
assured. Queen, the dam of John Bull.
wa, foaled in ISIS or 10 and her sire was
Pilot. by whom owned do not know. as
| bccamea resident of Bard>town in $50.
but know this to be fact a. had fro
qucnt conversation, with MIR. Visionary
fathel-in-law. and he Away. spoke of
Queen as being the finest mare on his
farm. Old Nell the grandam of the colt
was one of the fastest PAGERS of her day.
She was 30 years old when she died in
1913, consequently know nothing of her
pedigree"
Ole Bull. foalcd $3.50. sired by Old
Pacing Pilot: dam the Doyle mare, a
/ thoroughbred mare of Messenger descent.
| \ review of the horses connected with
the pedigree of Joe Bassett will show
that each was horse of great individual
merit. Iceberg. the sire of the ID dam.
was by Zero and out of Lady Margrave,
by imp. Margrave. Zero was by Boston
and out of Zenobia, by imp. Zingance.
Boston was by Timoleou, by imp. bio
med. Zero was the sire of the running
horses. First National. Second National
Nick Baker, Long John, Long Barney
Ruth, Emaem and others. Boston was
the sire of the great Lexington. who won
Sj6.500 in seven races and was the sire of
23G winners. their winnings amounting
to over 81 ,l50,000. Boston was also the
sire of the I'd dam of Maud :. Jay-Eye
see. Nutwood, etc. Iceberg was foaleC
in 1886 and brought to Wisconsin by
Hon. W. II. McIndoo of Stevens Point il
1853 or go. He was a game and fast run
ming horse and won several races in Ken
lucky at three years old. He could tro
a good square gait and sometimes amblet
or paced.
Zephyr. the dam of Joe Bassett, wa;
handled at three years. by Simon Strauth
er, at Berlin. Wis. and trotted mile il
, 30. She is now owned by Mr.. Charlie,
Gilbert of Charles City, Ia. who has sev
eral promising colts from her. Her sire
Champion Golddust. lived but little Oyer
a year after being brought to Wisconsin
and served but few mare>. Mr.. Dorsey
says that he was broken and showed
speed before he left his place, at tire,
years of age.
Golddust. the sire of Champion Gold
dust, was sired by Vermont Morgan. by
Barnard Morgan. by Clifford Morgan
dam by the imported Arabian Iilcaadi
ID dam by imp. Barefoot; dam of Yer
mont Morgan, by Cock of the Rock. by
Duroc. by imp Diomed. Dam of Cock ol
the Rock, by imp. Messenger and out o
imp. Pot-s-os mare Golddust was thu
la Golddust ~ to saddle. Fleety Gold
dust , 20 and Lucille Golddust , .lG4.
Billy Bashaw and John Bull, the sir,
and grandSire of Joe BaSsett. were by I'm
fortunate circumstances forced out upoi
the world to fight their own way and e>
tabliSh their own reputation rs best they
could. without the careful handling of ;
skillful trainer or the assistance of fin,
brood mares. John Bull not only hac
this to contend with, but was also handi
capped by being owned by a negro
which meant great deal in the early
sixties, In regard to this matter. PERM
Us to make suggestion, which. though
it might of been made by others before
has been the incentive that has kept III
AT this work for nearly two wears
wherever you find good individual horS,
which begets a uniformly good class o